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Modeller Build Logs
T-34/76 Kit-bash |
| By Glenn Bartolotti | | Started: | Jul 21, 2006 | | Updated: | Aug 15, 2006 |
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I needed to do something different to off set the "Smart kit" syndrome so I looked through some of my books and thought of some of the models out there and came up with this one. I am using the Zvezda T-34/76 as the base kit and the Maqutte T-34 1940 kit for its early wheels and link to link tracks. Both kits did not cost that much and the Zvezda kits is not a bad model. On the other hand the Maquatte kit is only good for some of its parts. I will be building the tank seen from the Squadron T-34 book since the Zvezda kit comes with the exact decals to match.
More to follow...
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| Weathering | Aug 13, 2006 |
The weathering process has begun. I used rust and yellow ochre pastels which were ground into powder on sandpaper. They are mixed on wax paper with turpentine and applied to the model as spot washes. I wetted the area to be applied with clean turpentine first. Burnt umber and black oil paint were also used in the same manner; but entire process could have been done with just pastels, which are very inexpensive.
An MV lens was placed on the headlamp, it received some weathering also. I see so many modellers weather their tank but leave the MV lens clean and shiny, I don't think headlights on a tank repel dirt...do they? |
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